TEATIME SLOWDOWN IN HMV22 August 2006Liam FrostLiam Frost has announced a string of record shop instore shows next week, including a full band Liam Frost & The Slowdown Family performance at Manchester's HMV on Wednesday (30th) at 5.30pm.

COHESIVE RELEASE20 August 2006CohesionOur recent Demo Of The Week from up and coming local melodic indie janglers Cohesion gets a proper release this week and they celebrate its launch with a gig at Night & Day on saturday (26th).

ALL QUIET ON THE CRIMEAN FRONT20 August 2006The CrimeaAfter a sold-out national tour, The Crime get back to basics with a special acoustic performance at Jabez Clegg this Tuesday (22nd).

FICTIONNONFICTION'S WEEKLY TRANSMISSION20 August 2006Air CavFictionNonFiction has a great line-up this week with Air Cav and Onions being joined by The Tailshakers and The Rothwell Incident. It's Tuesday, it's free and it's Aluminium Crocodilian - according to them, anyway.

BILLIE'S BOLTON HOLIDAY MUSICAL16 August 2006
The Billie Holiday Story, a gritty, no-holds barred musical dramatising the life of one of the biggest cultural icons of all time, plays at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton from Monday 4 September to Saturday 9 September.

ANY MINUTE NOW15 August 2006Rachael KichensideRising star Rachael Kichenside plays three dates in Manchester over the next few weeks in support of her Any Minute Now EP

SCARY VOLTAGE11 August 2006Daggers (aka / formerly Bureau)Latest High Voltage signings Bureau play at Club Voltage at the Roadhouse tomorrow (Sat 12th) alongside flamboyant Australian noise-merchants The Scare. Plus news on upcoming HV releases from Redcarsgofaster and The Answering Machine.

FESTIVAL TIME FOR THE CHILDREN11 August 2006The ChildrenOne of Manchester's biggest unsigned bands The Children have bagged a spot at Leeds Festival after a last-minute decision to play at a Manchester showcase. And they'll be getting in the mood this Saturday (12th) with a gig at the Witchwood...

FEAR OF AUTUMN FROST11 August 2006Liam FrostLiam Frost has announced a full UK tour in September and October, and Fear Of Music have confirmed they'll be supporting, with a hometown date at the Academy 2 on 21st September.

BLOWING OUT AGAIN08 August 2006
Blowout returns to its old haunt Chorlton Irish Club this week (Fri 11th) in conjunction with Journey To The End Of The Night, for the launch of a new compilation. There'll be four bands on plus DJs, and we've also got news on the Blowout autumn schedule

ALL STAR LINE-UP FOR NEW MANCHESTER FESTIVAL07 August 2006ElbowElbow, Badly Drawn Boy, The Longcut, I Am Kloot, the Durutti Column, Graham Coxon, Andy Rourke and The Sunshine Underground - does that sound like a top quality bill or what? Manchester Aid to Kosovo presents the Cohesion Festival in Platt Fields, 23 Sept

MAXIMUM ROCK'N'ROLL FOR MINIMUM PENCE06 August 2006(hooker)Punk-flavoured power trio Hooker come to FictionNonFiction this Tuesday (8th) alongside London-based post-punkers The deBretts, thrashy rock'n'roll from Our Fold and more punky stuff from In the Black. All that for nought pence. Bargain!

D:PERCUSSION 2006 - VERY MUCH ON AND BIGGER THAN EVER04 August 2006
D:Percussion returns to Castlefield tomorrow (Sat 5th) with a packed line-up of rock, pop, urban and DJs across 8 stages. There's a full live show from AIM plus The Longcut, Liam Frost, The Whip, The Loungs and DJ sets from Andy Votel and Graham Massey.

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